Mubi Buys Mascha Schilinski's Cannes Competition Film ‘Sound of Falling' for U.S., U.K., Ireland, Turkey and India (EXCLUSIVE)

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22-05-2025

Mubi has bought Mascha Schilinski's Cannes competition film 'Sound of Falling' for the U.S. and a string of international territories, Variety has learned.
Besides the U.S. Mubi has taken 'Sound of Falling' for the U.K., Ireland, Turkey and India.
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The drama, which world premiered last week to rave reviews, marks Schilinski's follow-up to her 2017 debut 'Dark Blue Girl.'
'Mubi is an oasis for everyone who loves cinema,' said Schilinski in a statement. 'Here arthouse classics stand shoulder to shoulder with new exciting cinema as well as little movie gems that we would otherwise not get to see. We are very happy that 'Sound of Falling' is now part of Mubi's movie family,' she added. 'I accompanied and protected the movie until the last moment. Now it was allowed to celebrate its world premiere in competition at the Festival de Cannes. I wish 'Sounf of Falling' an exciting journey out into the world under the Mubi,' the director continued.
Commented Fionnuala Jamison, managing director of MK2 Films: 'Working with Mubi always feels less like closing a deal and more like continuing a conversation. We share a deep respect for cinema in all its forms, and this latest collaboration is another step in a relationship built on mutual curiosity and creative trust.' MK2 is representing 'Sound of Falling' globally.
Variety's Guy Lodge hailed the movie as a 'shattering' epic that sends its director 'into the big leagues' with an 'astonishingly poised and ambitious second feature.'
It's the latest in a string of acquisitions scored by Mubi at Cannes. The company has also bought Kleber Mendonça Filho's 'The Secret Agent' for North America, Latin America (excluding Brazil), the U.K., Ireland and India.
The company produced 'The Mastermind' and has retained several territories for the film and, before the festival began, bought rights for the U.K., Ireland, Latin America, Turkey and India to Joachim Trier's 'Sentimental Value,' which on Wednesday received a huge 15-minute standing ovation. During the festival, Mubi also snapped up multiple rights — including the U.S. — for Lynne Ramsey's 'Die My Love,' and later Latin American and Indian rights to Julia Ducournau's genre-hopping drama 'Alpha.'
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